India Supplies 5,000 Metric Tonnes of Diesel to Bangladesh via Friendship Pipeline

India has supplied approximately 5,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Bangladesh through the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline. The pipeline, which spans 131 kilometers and connects the Siliguri Marketing Terminal in India with the Parbatipur depot in northern Bangladesh, was inaugurated in 2023 to ensure faster and more cost-effective fuel transportation.

The current shipment is part of a long-term agreement under which India supplies around 180,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Bangladesh annually through the pipeline. BPC's General Manager for Commerce and Operations, Muhammad Morshed Hossain Azad, said that around 113 metric tonnes of diesel are being pumped every hour.

The shipment is particularly significant as global oil markets face volatility due to ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting shipments through key maritime routes. Bangladesh has also proposed importing an additional 50,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India over the next four months through the same pipeline.